The devil is in the detail and the last two components of an eCommerce site are the details that are all too often forgotten about.

TAX:
It pays for our schools and hospitals! The chances are your goods and services will be liable to tax through the VAT system. There are three basic VAT bands and most eCommerce solutions can set different VAT rates against different products.

FULFILMENT:
The final furlong is the delivery of goods to the customer. If you have physical goods that need to get from your warehouse to the customer’s front door, then you will need to research the costs of courier services and configure your eCommerce solution with these costs. There are some handy tips on both these areas in the Tax & Fulfilment section.

There you go - you now understand the basics of eCommerce! Hopefully you can see that each of the fundamental components we have looked at are relatively simple to grasp.

In combination, these components add up to deliver a powerful online presence that can expand your reach to new customers and build your sales levels without growing your overheads.

You are now ready to look at the various eCommerce solutions in a more detail.